52 Alaskan Volcanoes in One Shot

52 volcanoes across the Aleutian arc in Alaska, color coded for their activity status (see post for color key), seen on May 16, 2014 by Aqua/MODIS. Click here to see a larger version of this shot. Image: NASA Earth Observatory / Rob Simmon. It's not everyday you can see 52 potentially active volcanoes in a single image, but good conditions over the Aleutian Islands and Peninsula in Alaska allowed for just such a shot to be taken. The MODIS imager on NASA's Aqua satellite captured clear skies over many of the eastern Aleutian arc volcanoes, including one that is currently erupting -- namely Shishaldin. Now, the current activity at Shishaldin isn't impressive enough to show up well in this shot. However, if you click through to the big version of the image and zoom in on Shishaldin, you might be able to see its darker at the summit from the ...